Across the world, เฉือน (Shear 
, Slash 
, Chuean 
) is quite a rare male first name. The first name เฉือน is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Saudi Arabia. Also, เฉือน is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shear | Pakistan, United States, United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia |
| Slash | Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, India, Indonesia |
| Chuean | Thailand, Malaysia |
| เฉือน | Thailand |
เฉือน is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Slash , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures and Mutanimals character; Slash , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Slash , the fictional character in the 1989–1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project; Slash , the fictional IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character and Shear , the character in Marvel comics, among other works.